As the co-leaders of a couple of the most accomplished and influential groups of the last twenty years (At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta), Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala have built a reputation for lifting their fans to giddy heights of enthusiasm only to bring everything crashing down. At The Drive-In was dissolved at the height of their power, snuffed out before they had a chance to do the kind of history-shaping damage they were undoubtedly capable of. Later, as restless sonic vanguards The Mars Volta, they pulled the plug on a decade of exploration in a manner which seemed to signal the end of Omar and Cedric's partnership. In this respect, Antemasque coaxes a massive sigh of relief; even for all their individual talents, this is a duo that is at peak efficiency when they're creating together. Here, they seem to have struck an agreement on a singular vision as opposed to striking out in all directions, and its surprisingly focused attack marks the least a...
SOMEHOW STILL A THING